South Korea Reacts To North's Third Nuclear Test

South Korea Reacts To North's Third Nuclear Test

South Korea Reacts To North's Third Nuclear Test

Chung Sung-Jun

South Korean conservative protesters participate in the anti-North Korea rally demonstrating against North Korea's nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

South Korean conservative protesters participate in the anti-North Korea rally demonstrating against North Korea's nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

South Korea Reacts To North's Third Nuclear Test

Chung Sung-Jun

South Korean conservative protesters burn a North Korean flag during an anti-North Korea rally demonstrating against North Korea's nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

South Korean conservative protesters burn a North Korean flag during an anti-North Korea rally demonstrating against North Korea's nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

South Korea Reacts To North's Third Nuclear Test

Chung Sung-Jun

South Korean conservative protesters deface a North Korean flag during a rally demonstrating against North Koreas nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

South Korean conservative protesters deface a North Korean flag during a rally demonstrating against North Koreas nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

South Korea Reacts To North's Third Nuclear Test

Chung Sung-Jun

South Korean conservative protesters deface a North Korean flag during a rally demonstrating against North Koreas nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

South Korean conservative protesters deface a North Korean flag during a rally demonstrating against North Koreas nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident.

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

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A foreign currency dealer makes a phone call in front of a monitor displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi), right, in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A foreign currency dealer makes a phone call in front of a monitor displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi), right, in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

A foreign currency dealer walks past a monitor displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A foreign currency dealer walks past a monitor displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

Foreign currency dealers work in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Foreign currency dealers work in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

A foreign currency dealer covers his face with his hands in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A foreign currency dealer covers his face with his hands in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

Foreign currency dealers work in front of a monitor displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi), center, and the exchange rate between the South Korean won and the U.S. dollar, right, in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Foreign currency dealers work in front of a monitor displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi), center, and the exchange rate between the South Korean won and the U.S. dollar, right, in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

Protesters participate in a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Protesters participate in a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

Protesters burn a North Korean national flag during a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Protesters burn a North Korean national flag during a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

Protesters burn a North Korean national flag during a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Protesters burn a North Korean national flag during a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

Protesters tear a North Korean national flag during a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Protesters tear a North Korean national flag during a demonstration against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

Police officers patrol with a dog around the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Police officers patrol with a dog around the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

North Korea Tests Third Nuclear Device In Defiance Of UN

Bloomberg

A police officer stands guard in a vehicle patroling around the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A police officer stands guard in a vehicle patroling around the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test today, underscoring a disregard for an international community that has already isolated the totalitarian state from the global economy. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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South Korean conservative protesters participate in the anti-North... News Photo2013 North Korean Crisis,Anti-nuclear Demonstration,Conflict,Horizontal,North Korea,Political Rally,Protest,Protestor,Seoul,South Korea,WarPhotographer Chung Sung-JunCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: South Korean conservative protesters participate in the anti-North Korea rally demonstrating against North Korea's nuclear test on February 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea confirmed it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, as a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was detected by several international monitoring agencies. South Korea and Japan both assembled an emergency meeting of their respective national security teams after the incident. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)